I love cooking meals from scratch. But sometimes reality hits and I have to throw something together that doesn’t require a lot of preparation or ingredients. That’s where this quick fix copycat of McDonald’s chicken sandwich comes in. In less than 30 minutes I get to enjoy a rather tasty chicken sandwich. Heck it even has fresh toppings on it and a rather delicious (but incredibly simple) sauce. Hey, it’s not bad when I’m in a crunch, and I often find myself making little changes to mix things up a bit.
This is one of those sandwiches that looks like it took forever to make, and cost a fortune in ingredients. Neither are true. And yet, it’s delicious and actually fun to eat!
Make It Spicy
Add a little kick to your quick fix copycat McDonald’s chicken sandwich by substituting Tyson’s spicy chicken patties, adding a slice of pepper jack cheese, and adding Sriracha instead of onion powder when making the sauce. You can make these somewhat chicken wing-like by adding Buffalo wing sauce to the buns.
We are not making 5 star sandwiches here, but that’s no reason for them not being tasty. Nothing fancy, just good.
I almost always use Blue Plate mayonnaise in the dishes I make. I think it is the best around. If you can’t find it locally you can pick it up online for a fair price.
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Nice Buns
I went with the standard sesame seed buns for my sandwiches. The not-fancy ones. The sesame seeds made me think a bit of ‘that sandwich’ from McDonald’s. If I was gonna fru-fru these up a bit more I’d go with brioche hamburger buns. You know who has fantastic buns? Hamburger buns, I mean. Aldi. Yep. Big time. Trust me on this. If there’s an Aldi near you go hit them up for brioche buns. They also have hot dog brioche buns! Grabbed some of them too!
Also try my copycat of McDonald’s addicting French fries.
Quick Fix Copycat McDonald’s Chicken Sandwich
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 Tyson chicken breast patties
- 2 hamburger buns
- 4 leaves green leaf lettuce
- 4 slices tomato
- 2 slices red onion
For the McChicken sauce
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 1 dash onion powder
Instructions
- Heat the chicken per package instructions.
- Meanwhile, make the sauce by whisking together the ingredients.
- Toast the buns if desired. Slather both bun halves with the sauce.
- Add the heated chicken patties, lettuce and tomato (and onion if using) and serve.
